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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by jedberg on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:17PM (#22425627)
If you follow the actual rules, the game rarely lasts more than an hour. The main rule that no one follows that speeds up the game is auctioning a property when there person doesn't want to buy it.

It forces every property on the board to be owned with just a few times around the board.

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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by andrepd on Thursday February 27, 2020 @08:55AM (#22433217)
Everytime I played, people always bought properties if able, since it's so obviously worth it, so auctions (which where in the rules) happened very seldom anyways.
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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday February 27, 2020 @08:58AM (#22433233)
They are so not all worth it. A couple efficient properties (yellow and orange) are worth any number of the others. Own a monopoly on yellow or orange, and you will likely win the game. I auction everything else, which depletes my competitors and raises my chances.
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